I caught a Pokémon

Only a few trainers who knew the train well could feel helpless for Tetsuya after seeing this.

It's obvious that Donjia must have taken all the damage from the rampage to be knocked to the ground.

As a high-damage Normal-type attack, just like its name suggests, after using Rampage, Pokémon seem to lose their minds and destroy everything in front of them, whether it's living beings or objects. Because of the sandstorm, Tyranitar's vision was blocked, and it could only see Donphan in front of it. So it's obvious that Donphan alone took all the damage.

That's really quite tragic.

But how to put it... this move felt like Tetsuya had deliberately handed his Donta armor to Tyranitar.

If it weren't for the sandstorm, and with unobstructed visibility, it would have been quite easy to avoid Bangiras' rampage.

After all, it was an attack driven by irrationality, so how could it possibly keep chasing and hitting it?

Tetsuya naturally realized this as well, and his expression was not very good.

This is not to say that he was negligent or completely unaware of this; it's just that no one expected Tyranitar to dare to do this without a trainer's guidance!

If it were any other trainer's Pokémon in this situation, even if they weren't completely at a loss, wouldn't they at least be wary of the opponent's attacks?

Even if it can fight Donphan in a sandstorm, would it dare to use such a move that would cause it to become confused without the trainer's order?

If you make a wrong judgment and fail to catch your opponent, you will fall into a state of chaos, and what awaits you will inevitably be a fierce counterattack from your opponent!

All I can say is, Bangiras is incredibly daring!

And I didn't expect it to deal so much damage; it actually knocked down a Don armor!

Donphan has excellent defense and relatively good stamina, so it's not some Pokémon that can be easily defeated with a single blow!

He never expected that his Pokémon would be defeated so easily!

Throughout the entire process, he didn't even see how he lost, and the man opposite him didn't give a single order from beginning to end!

It was at this moment that he suddenly and clearly realized that this man seemed to be on a completely different level from him!

Even though he had seen, heard, and been warned before, it was only when he was forced to this point that he could truly feel the gap between himself and Xia You!

Although he had never fought against the Four Heavenly Kings, but had only watched videos of their battles, he somehow now had the thought that the Four Heavenly Kings were probably no better than this man!

This startled Tetsuya.

How could I have such thoughts?

Comparable to or even surpassing the Four Heavenly Kings?

But how could that be? He's just a contestant like me, right...?

Shaking his head to banish the absurd thought from his mind, Tetsuya glanced at Donka's exposed belly and finally sighed knowingly.

It's obvious from the look that this happened because Dongar's soft belly was exposed after he was overturned by Bangalore's brute force.

That's really unlucky.

Tetsuya thought it was just bad luck, that Donga had been accidentally knocked to the ground by Bangiras in such a way.

However, he did not realize that using routines inevitably comes with certain risks.

Using Rollout in a sandstorm is indeed a good strategy, especially against small Pokémon, where it can be very effective.

However, it was still a bit too much of a stretch when facing Tyranitar, which is a power-type and also a Rock-type.

Even if we try a few more times, the result will still be the same.

To be honest, Xia You was also a little surprised when he saw his Tyranitar defeat Dongar so easily.

His impression was that the Don armor was too fragile; it even felt like the battle was over before it even started.

He then realized that it wasn't that his opponent was too weak, but rather that his Pokémon was simply too strong.

This is understandable. Compared to ordinary trainers, his Pokémon have fought against too many legendary Pokémon and evil organizations like Team Rocket, Team Aqua, and Team Magma. Each battle has been a huge growth experience for them, so much so that when he looks back at these opponents, it is difficult for him to feel any threat from them.

This is why I like to leave my old friends with me in a new region and catch new Pokémon.

Otherwise, if every tournament is like this, with major events just going through the motions, it would be too boring.

This also shows why some people are appointed as curators or the Four Heavenly Kings by the League at a young age. The fundamental reason is that they are too strong. Just like myself now, I don't feel any difficulty in participating in the tournament.

Therefore, instead of leaving them to their own devices, the Pokémon League simply granted them a certain social status, thus skipping this step altogether.

Thinking about it this way, what if one day the league finds me and asks me to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings?

Shaking her head and smiling, Xia You took out a Poké Ball and recalled Tyranitar. Seeing that Tetsuya was still standing there, seemingly lost in thought, she took out a new Poké Ball and released her next Pokémon without hesitation.

When the blue light flashed, his Venusaur appeared in front of Tetsuya.

Looking at this Pokémon, Tetsuya finally came to his senses and immediately felt a sense of humiliation!

Even though I was the one who got defeated, I never expected that my opponent would switch Pokémon first!

What does it mean?

Does he think he can defeat himself even if he reveals his Pokémon first?

This surprised Tetsuya greatly, but he then gave a self-deprecating laugh.

So what if it is?

In fact, judging from his performance in these battles, he had clearly realized that he was no match for this man. Even if he could defeat his opponent with his remaining two Pokémon, he would still need to defeat Xia You's other four Pokémon to achieve victory.

But is that even possible?

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, my journey in the Ayame Tournament should come to an end here.

But to be honest, he was really unwilling. He came with high expectations, but he didn't expect to encounter such a strong opponent as soon as he entered the main competition!

We need to defeat at least one of them!

He no longer had any expectations of beating Xia You, but at least he didn't want to lose so badly!

With that in mind, he didn't hesitate any longer and took out a Poké Ball, releasing his most trusted and strongest Pokémon—Meowth!

Despite Meow Meow's outstanding performance in the qualifiers, the short duration of the competition prevented her from leaving a lasting impression.

However, the image of him standing with a hat and boots still caused quite a stir.

Upon seeing it appear, Meowth of Team Rocket stopped again and focused its attention on it. This time, it had no interest in selling rice crackers at all; it just wanted to see if this fellow Pokémon with a similar fate could help its trainer successfully defeat one of Xia You's Pokémon!

Keep it up, meow.

Upon seeing the cat appear, Xia You couldn't help but examine it closely.

He had previously heard Ash say that this Meowth had lost to the leader of its pack in a battle for leadership and was seriously injured when Tetsuya happened to be passing by. The boots and hat were initially worn for treatment, but they remained as its distinctive features and became Tetsuya's Pokémon.

Perhaps because the pain was too deep, or perhaps the battle left some psychological scars on it, just like Ash's Pikachu, this Meowth refused to evolve and remained in this form, becoming Tetsuya's strongest Pokémon.

Xia You had thought that as the ace Pokémon, it would make its grand finale appearance, but unexpectedly, it was sent out by Tetsuya.

It seems that Tetsuya has really been driven to a dead end and has no choice but to take a gamble ahead of time.

Chapter 775 The Battle of Focus

Venusaur and Meowth arrived at their respective half of the preparation positions.

At this moment, apart from Xia You and Tetsuya, who were their opponents, and people like Ash and Masamune who knew about them, no one knew that this Meowth was Tetsuya's strongest Pokémon and his last hope!

People were simply drawn to the cat wearing the hat, captivated by its human-like appearance, completely unaware of the danger lurking beneath its disguise.

To be honest, this was the first time Xia You had ever looked at Miao Miao so carefully.

Although he had encountered Team Rocket's Meowth many times before, he had always overlooked this Pokémon because of its weak presence and certain stereotypes.

Standing in front of her now, Xia Youcai carefully examined it and suddenly felt unfamiliar with Miaomiao.

Judging from its appearance, the prototype of the cat should be the lucky cat. It has a feline appearance and similar characteristics to small domestic cats. Although most cats walk on all fours, a few cats have learned to walk like humans through their willpower.

Looking at its body, Meow Meow's fur is mostly light yellow, except for the back of its tail and hind paws which are brown. It has an oval face with two big eyes and a large mouth, but no nose. Its most distinctive feature is the shiny gold coin on its forehead.

Based on observations, people have discovered that Meowth can sleep all day long, only coming out to move around at sunset. It is even more energetic at night, able to move stealthily and quietly. To avoid getting the gold coins on its forehead dirty, it washes its face frequently. It loves shiny things, especially gold coins, and will hide them somewhere if it finds them. If you go to the junkyard, you can see it fighting fiercely with Murlocs over something that shines.

In terms of attributes, Meowth and Venusaur do not have a type advantage/disadvantage relationship, making this the fairest battle between Xia You and Tetsuya in the past few rounds.

Meowth didn't show any panic or anxiety despite Tetsuya's previous defeats. Instead, it wore a confident smile and raised a sharp claw at Venusaur, seemingly very confident in itself.

Seeing that both Pokémon were ready, the referee raised the colored flag, signaling the official start of the match.

The moment the colorful flags fell, before Tetsuya could give any orders, Meowth strode toward Venusaur, its claws flashing with a cold light!

It's clear from its appearance that it wants to settle the score with Venusaur in close combat.

Although not afraid of getting close, Xia You did not want to give up her advantage and let Meow Meow get close to Venusaur so easily.

"Venusaur, use Razor Leaf."

As he calmly spoke, Venusaur used Razor Leaf, and instantly more than a dozen sharp leaves spun and flew towards Meowth.

And it was at this moment that Meow Meow displayed its formidable strength.

Faced with these leaves, it simply twisted its body to easily dodge the attack of the flying leaf blades, while those leaves that could not be avoided were torn to pieces by its sharp claws.

At the same time, Meowth also took the opportunity to close the distance with Venusaur and rushed to the midfield.

"Use a rattan whip."

Xia You gave the order again. Upon hearing his instruction, two long vines extended from the petals of Venusaur's body and lashed out at Meowth like whips.

Compared to the previous Razor Leaf, since it's part of the body, although the attack range is shorter, it also allows Venusaur to swing these vine whips freely, making the attacks harder to dodge.

Two vine whips whistled through the air as they lashed out at Meow Meow.

Seeing the two rapidly approaching black shadows, Meow Meow simply jumped up and easily dodged them. However, before it could land, the vine whip snapped up again the moment it hit the ground and lashed out at Meow Meow once more!

The cat's eyes narrowed.

Seeing the vine whip getting closer and closer, Meow Meow quickly changed its posture in mid-air, dodging the attack again with an exaggerated twist. But the vine whip changed direction again at this moment and attacked Meow Meow again!

Now Meow Meow has no way to escape.

However, it clearly had other ways to deal with it. It calmly swung its claws and cleaved the vines in two with just a few swipes!

However, because of this attack, Meowth's momentum was blocked, and it could no longer move forward towards Venusaur, so it could only helplessly land in place.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and although it was very brief, it immediately piqued the audience's interest.

Despite the fruitless exchange and the fact that neither side gained an advantage, it made them realize that this cat was truly skilled, which meant that this battle was likely to be very exciting!

People couldn't help but sit up straight, eagerly anticipating what the two Pokémon would do next.

In the trainer command area on the other side, Tetsuya saw that his Meowth had been stopped. Feeling that Venusaur was in trouble, he couldn't help but shout again, "Meowth, try again!"

Although the previous battle was evenly matched, being able to close the gap with Venusaur is already a good start.

Meow Meow raised its paw and lunged forward again.

However, Xia You was not the kind of person who would sit idly by and wait for death. Almost simultaneously, he also gave instructions to Venusaur.

"Venusaur, use Sleep Powder!"

A large cloud of green powder shot out from the flower bud on Venusaur's back, instantly covering most of the area around Venusaur. Under the sunlight, the green powder looked quite frightening.

Meow Meow naturally dared not be careless about this plant powder that could induce sleep.

Suddenly, its speed increased dramatically, reaching another level. Before the powder even landed, it had already sprinted up to Venusaur and raised its claws at it!

Seeing this, everyone opened their eyes wide and stared intently at the battlefield.

After several battles, this is one of the few opportunities that Tetsuya has seized. Could it be...?

Even Xia You hadn't expected that this Meowth would go to such lengths, risking being hypnotized just to rush in front of Venusaur.

As expected of an ace Pokémon, Tetsuya's other Pokémon couldn't match that kind of courage.

The vine whip shot out again from the flower bud of Venusaur and slapped down at Meowth.

However, while the vine whip is a very flexible attack method, it is not effective at both long and short distances. The long vines need to have enough room to extend, so it is greatly limited in close combat and cannot be used as freely as before.

Tetsuya naturally understood this principle, which was the main reason why he made Meowth go to great lengths to get close to Venusaur.

With nimble movements, it dodged the attack of the vine whip and slammed its claws into Venusaur.

brush!

brush!

The two claws slashed across Venusaur's body one after the other, which meant that its attack had been successful!

At this moment, not only did the audience cheer, but even the host's excited voice rang out: "Great! Meowth hit Venusaur! This hit Venusaur... oh... we can see that because the types are not super effective, this attack didn't actually do much damage to Venusaur. And the Sleep Powder also landed at this moment, and Meowth had no way to avoid it. What should we do?"